Tue, 30 May 2017 11:11:40 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU THE Patriotic Front did not arrest UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, but the State did, Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has said. And Ms Phiri has charged that it was a mistake to suggest that the delays in Court in the matter involving Mr Hichilema had something to do with the PF and President Edgar Lungu. She instead accused Mr Hichilema’s lawyers of delaying the process by raising preliminary issues over straight forward matters. Ms Phiri was speaking to journalist at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday. “The adjournments were caused by Hichilema’s Lawyers. The Hichilema lawyers know very well that after making a preliminary application, the magistrate or judge should recess to research and rule in the matter. “Zambians remember that UPND’s election petition was killed by the same lawyers who failed to understand that 14 days meant 14 days. This is […]
